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Port Celebrates Grand
Opening Of Diesel Terminal
(4th Quarter 2007)
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Vecenergy V.P. Todd
Cannon and Port of Palm Beach Director Lori Baer share the
podium at Vecenergy’s diesel terminal opening. |
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Leo Vecellio, Jr. and
Port of Palm Beach Director Lori Baer. |
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An automated
truck-loading rack services tankers at South Florida
Materials Corp.’s new diesel terminal, which features two
high-capacity storage tanks. |
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Valero V.P. Jerry
McVicker welcomes guests at the event. |
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Christopher Vecellio
gives an interview to TV News Anchorman Jon Shainman of
WPBF. |
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Juan Gonzales of
Gonzales Construction, left, is congratulated by
Facilities Manager Eddie Palenzuela and Vecenergy V.P.
Todd Cannon. |
In business, being in the right place at the
right time is often a matter of the right strategy.
A great example is
Vecenergy's
new diesel fuel terminal at South Florida Materials, its Port of
Palm Beach facility. It is the only such diesel terminal between
Port Canaveral and Port Everglades on Florida’s east coast.
With two double-walled tanks holding more than six million
gallons of low-sulfur and ultra low-sulfur diesel fuel, the
expansion adds to the four liquid asphalt tanks the Vecellio
Group built
in 2004 to complete vertical integration of its heavy/highway
operations.
“Adding a diesel terminal was the next logical step,” said
Christopher Vecellio, who heads the division. “Diversification
helps insulate the Group from the ups and downs of the market.”
More than 150 guests joined Port of Palm Beach officials at a
December luncheon to welcome the new terminal, which operates
under a long-term supply agreement with Valero, the nation’s
largest refiner.
“It’s a real boost to the local economy,” said Lori Baer,
Executive Director of the Port, adding that it will be a local
source for diesel if out-of-town supplies are disrupted by a
hurricane.
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